George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford
- George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford, KP, PC (Ire) (8 January 1735 – 3 December 1800) was an Irish politician, known as George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789. Beresford was the eldest son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone and his wife, Katherine, Baroness de la Poer.
- He was educated at Kilkenny College.
- From 1757-60, he was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for Waterford County from 1757 to 1760, and for Coleraine from 1761 until 1763, when he inherited his father's earldom, entered the Irish House of Lords and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland. He was Governor of Waterford from 1766 and custos rotulorum of that county from 1769 to 1800, during which time he was made a Knight of St Patrick, created Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1786, and elevated as a marquess in 1789.
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After Gilbert Stuart
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| Alternative names | Gilbert Charles Stuart ; Birth name: Gilbert Charles Stewart | ||
| Description | American painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 3 December 1755 | 9 July 1828 | |
| Location of birth/death | North Kingston (Newport, Rhode Island) | Boston | |
| Work location | Boston, New York City, London, Dublin | ||
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